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sarin Unreliably Fast
Reviews: 10,091
Points: 10,085
Ratings: 1,705
Transcription from audio - $0.85

Good

Poor

Approved

$14.37 / hour

00:03:33 / completion time

Pros

3/7 update: Rejection overturned with no email response.

The pay rate for these HITs is better than the average transcription HIT, as it is one cent per audio second. That still isn't saying much though.

Cons

Company name: VoxPopMe

Vague rejection reason that doesn't give any proof as to why my transcription was rejected

Email is responded to with an automated message through Zendesk that goes through the same list of instructions given through the HIT, so it is basically pointless.

Avoid this requester if you value your approval rate, there are better and friendlier transcription HITs out there.
Feb 26, 2019 | 3 workers found this helpful.
Transcribe This (Requester) Rejection Feedback:

Unfortunately, your transcript was incomplete.
We look for at least 95% accuracy with our transcripts. As the transcription provided did not contain the full transcription of the audio file, the transcript has been declined. Please do ensure the transcription is completed in full before submitting for reviewal.

This rejection was overturned!


sarin Unreliably Fast
Reviews: 10,091
Points: 10,085
Ratings: 1,705
Transcription from audio - $0.61

Good

Unrated

Approved

$15.46 / hour

00:02:22 / completion time

Pros

Good paying transcription HIT if you can actually find one with decent audio quality
1 cent/audio second pay rate

Cons

Crappy audio quality for most HITs, which forces you to return as you risk going below their accepted transcription percentage

Lots of horror stories about this requester rejecting submitted HITs

Hourly sucks if you don't type fast

Lots of different dialects of English that this requester wants you to conform to, which adds to the risk of rejection

HITs that last more than 3-4 hours are basically all broken
Jan 9, 2019 | 2 workers found this helpful.

TheFitCajun Relaxed Pace
Reviews: 946
Points: 558
Ratings: 61
Transcription from audio - $0.38

Generous

Unrated

Approved

$16.89 / hour

00:01:21 / completion time

Pros

If you can type relatively fast this is great pay per hour. Probably the best transcription hits I've done on mTurk. For reference the last time I checked my typing speed it was around 100 WPM on average.

Cons

- Pay mostly depends on your typing speed.
- If you're American and aren't use to hearing British Accents (which come in many varieties) some of the British English speakers can be hard to transcribe.
Sep 8, 2018 | 4 workers found this helpful.

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Wage Aggregate Tracking

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RED < $7.25 / hr Hourly averages below US Federal minimum wage
ORANGE $7.25 - $10.00 / hr Hourly averages between Federal & highest statewide (CA) minimum wages.
GREEN > $10.00 / hr Hourly averages above all US minimum wage standards

Reward Sentiment

Not all HITs are created equal. Sometimes an hourly wage doesn't convey the full story of a HIT's true worth, so we encourage workers to give their opinion on the overall pay of the task. Was it $8/hr to rate pictures of puppies? A worker could justifiably bump up the rating a bit for something so adorable. 10 hours locked in Inquisit? Even for $10/hr many workers would appreciate the heads up on such a task. The Pay Sentiment rating helps connect workers beyond the hard data.

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Underpaid 1 / 5
  • Very low or no pay
  • Frustrating work experience
  • Inadequate instructions
Low 2 / 5
  • Below US min-wage ($7.25/hr)
  • No redeeming qualities to make up for pay
Fair 3 / 5
  • Minimum wages for task (consider SE taxes!)
  • Work experience offers nothing to tip the scales in a positive or negative direction
Good 4 / 5
  • Pay is above minimum wage, or compensates better than average for the level of effort required.
  • The overall work experience makes up for borderline wages
Generous 5 / 5
  • Pay is exceptional.
  • Interesting, engaging work or work environment
  • Concise instructions, well designed HIT.

Communication Ratings

Communication is an underrated aspect of mTurk. Clear, concise directions. A fast response to a clarification question or a resolution to a workflow suggestion can all be valuable aspects of interaction between Requesters & Workers and its worth keeping track of. Plus everyone enjoys the peace of mind knowing that if something does go wrong there will be an actual human getting back to you to solve the issue.

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Unacceptable 1 / 5
  • No response at all
  • Rude response without a resolution
Poor 2 / 5
  • Responsive, but unhelpful
  • Required IRB or extra intervention
Acceptable 3 / 5
  • Responded in a reasonable timeframe
  • Resolves issues to a minimum level of satisfaction.
Good 4 / 5
  • Prompt Response
  • Positive resolution
Excellent 5 / 5
  • Prompt response time
  • Friendly & Professional
  • Helpful / Solved Issues
  • Interacts within the community

Approval Time Tracking

This rating is strictly for approval times. Let's face it, no one wants to mix approval time ratings with how fast a Requester rejects a HIT, so we've saved rejection flags for another category. This provides a more straightforward way to know about how long your HIT might sit pending before paying out. The default auto-approval for most MTurk tasks is 3 days, the maximum is 30 days. We've tried to base our ratings around those data-points.

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Very Slow 1 / 5 Over 2 weeks
Slow 2 / 5 ~1 - 2 Weeks
Average 3 / 5 ~3 - 7 Days
Fast 4 / 5 ~1 - 3 Days
Very Fast 5 / 5 ~24 hours or less

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